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Curriculum Vitae

Education        

2002    University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO

 MFA in Ceramics

 

2000    University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA                           

Post Baccalaureate study in ceramics, 9/99 to 5/00                                                       

 

1998    Alfred University, Alfred, NY, BFA, Cum Laude

 

Experience 

Current

 

·         Program Director, Department of Visual Art - Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, 7/09 – present

·         Assistant Professor of Art – Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, teaching ceramics, sculpture, and 3D design, 9/05 – present

 

1998 – 2005

 

·         Artist in Residence – The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, 8/03 – 8/05

·         Ceramics Instructor: The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, Instructor for community ceramics classes, beginning to advanced. 8/03 – 8/05          

·         Ceramic Survey Instructor:  University of Colorado at Boulder, 1/02 to 5/02.  Instructor for ceramic survey class for undergraduate students at the University of Colorado.

·         Visiting Artist Program Graduate Assistant:  University of Colorado at Boulder, 9/01 to 12/01

·         Teaching Assistant: University of Colorado at Boulder, beginning wheel throwing, 9/01 to 12/01

·         Graduate Assistant:  University of Colorado at Boulder. 9/00 to 8/01. Repaired kilns, ordered and stocked ceramic materials, and coordinated

           general studio    maintenance

·         Artist in Residence: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Union Crafts Center, Stony Brook, NY. 9/98 to 9/99

·         Ceramics Instructor: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Union Crafts Center, Stony Brook, NY. 9/98 to 9/99. Taught wheel throwing, hand building,

           and children’s ceramic classes.

 

 

Awards and Honors

 

  • United Methodist Exemplary Teaching Award - recognizes exemplary teaching at a United Methodist-related institution of higher education, Green Mountain College, 2008-2009

  • Emerging Artist Lecture, NCECA 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, March 22, 2008

  • Lilian Fellowship Award  - The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, 8/03 – 8/04

 

Solo Exhibitions          

 

2010

·         Solo Exhibition, Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO, March

·         Solo Exhibition, The Brick Box Gallery, Rutland, VT, January

 

2009

·         Still, Dubhe Carreρo Gallery, Chicago, IL, November 20 – January 9

2007         

·         Transference, Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 13 – September 8

·         Karen Swyler: In The Niche, The Clay Studio of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, April 6 – May 13

·         Nuance: New Works in Porcelain, The Patio Gallery at The Jewish Community Center, Louisville, KY, In conjunction with NCECA 2007, March 4-April 16

2006         

·         Inception, AVA Center Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, October 4 - November 10

 

2005         

·         Recent Works, Feick Center, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, September 2 – Sept 23

·         Closer, Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 8 – Sept 2

·         Farewell Exhibition, The Archie Bray Foundation For the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, July 7- July 21

2004         

·         Silent Discourse, Lilian Fellowship Exhibition, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, August 14 – 21

2002         

·         Convergence, MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Colorado Gallery, Boulder, CO. November 15 – November 29

1999         

·         Explorations in Porcelain, Stony Brook Union Art Gallery, Stony Brook, NY. Sept 2 - Sept 21

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2010

·         Two Person Exhibition, River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, November

·         Illumination, The Gallery at Liebowitz, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington, MA, January 19 - February 14

2009

·         Gifts from the Hand, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, Nov. 6 – Dec. 23 2009

·         Mother/Daughter: Pat Swyler and Karen Swyler, m.t. burton gallery, June 27 –   July 21,

·         Functional Art: Angela Fina, Aysha Peltz, Karen Swyler, Celadon Gallery, Water Mill, NY, June 19 - July 13

·         Bray Benefit Auction, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, June 18 – July 25

·         Spoon it! Fork it! Cut it up!, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, April 25 – May 30

·         Veneration, Eye Lounge Contemporary Art Space, Phoenix, AZ, in conjunction with NCECA 2009, curated by Matt Burton and Bryan Hopkins, April 8 - 11

·         La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, exhibited at NCECA 2009, April 8 - 11

·         Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, April 3 – 30

·         Yunomi Invitational, Akar, Iowa City, IA, March 27 – June 30

·         Abstraction, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, Feb 27 – March 28

 

2008

·         Vessel and Sculpture – New Artists: Ani Kastan, Heather Mae Erickson, and Karen Swyler, LaCoste Gallery, Concord, MA, August 9 – 31, 2008

·         Louder than words, River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, July 1-31, 2008

·         Faculty Art Exhibit, Feick Center, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, October, 2008

·         Sip, Slurp, Gulp, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, June 27 – July 26

·         12th Annual Resident Artist Benefit Silent Auction, The Archie Bray Foundation for the ceramic arts, Helena, MT, June 19 – July 26

·         Cups, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO, June 5 – June 28

·         16th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA, May 27 – June 27

·         Small Favors III, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, May 2 - 18

·         Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, March 27 – April 30

·         Table of Elements, Exhibited by Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild at NCECA 2008,  Pittsburgh, PA, Mar 18 - 22

·         La Mesa, Exhibited by Santa Fe Clay at NCECA 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar 19 - 22

·         Ceram-a-rama: Soul on Fire, Gala Fundraiser – silent auction, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, February 23

·         3 potters: Mark Shapiro, Karen Swyler, Steven Branfman, Foster Gallery, Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA, Jan 7 – Feb 8, 2008

·         John Michael Kohler Art Center Benefit Gala, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, January 26

 

2007

·         SOFA Chicago 2007, Exhibited by Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Chicago, IL, Nov 2-4

·         Form + Abstraction, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA, Oct 20 – Nov 12

·         Faculty Art Exhibit, Feick Center, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT,October

·         Mastery in Clay: 2007, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, October 5-21

·         Unadorned, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, July 6 – Aug. 4

·         Teapot Invitational 2007, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, July 5 – Aug 18

·         Small Favors II, The Clay Studio of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, May 4 – 13

·         Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, March 29 – April 28

·         La Mesa, Exhibited by Santa Fe Clay at NCECA 2007, Louisville, KY, March 14-17

·         Functional Forms: Exploring Meaning and the Handmade Vessel, The Clara M. Eagle Gallery at Murray State University, Murray, KY, March 6 – April 6

·         Intelligent Design, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, Jan 12 – Feb 4

 

2006         

·         SOFA Chicago 2006, exhibited by Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, November 10 – 12

·         Faculty Art Exhibit, Feick Center, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, October

·         Mastery in Clay: 2006, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 29 – October 15

·         Overture, Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 14 – Aug 9

·         Bray International, Harris Street Gallery, Helena, MT, June 22-24

·         At Your Service, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, March 17- April 15

·         2005 at the Bray, group exhibition at 2006 NCECA Conference, Lewis & Clark   College, Portland, OR, March 6 – 11

·         Launch, group exhibition at 2006 NCECA Conference, curated by Karen Swyler, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR, February 28 – April 1

·         Ceramarama Auction: California Dreamin’, ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ, February 23 – 26

·         The Pleasure of Dessert, Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, January 7 – 30

 

2005         

·         SOFA Chicago 2005, exhibited by Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, October 28 – 30

·         Faculty Art Exhibit, Feick Center, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, September 30 – October 22     

·         Pots: Objects of Virtue, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, June 1 – August 28, 2005, Award of Distinction, Juror: Mark Pharis

·         Jersey Shore National, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ, May 28 – June 26, Purchase Award, Juror: Peter Callas

·         Fill It To The Rim, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, May 5 -September

·         Texas National 2005, Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Art, Nacogdoches, TX, April 9 - May 15, Juror: James Surls

·         Bottled Spirits, Kentucky Museum of Arts & Design, Louisville, KY, May 5 – June 18

·         “It’s All About Love” Juried Clay National, The Clayton Staples Art Gallery, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, February 25-27, Juror: Jeanne Quinn

·         Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay, Alexander Hogue Gallery, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, February 3 -23, Juror: Patti Warashina

 

2004         

·         Steamin’, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ, July 8 – July 31

·         Duets, Kentucky Museum of Art and Design, Louisville, KY, July 3 – August 21

·         2004 Pacific Northwest Art Annual, Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, June 1 – June 25

·         Jersey Shore National, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ, May 8 – June 2 Juror: Jimmy Clark

·         First Annual Marin Society of Artists National Juried Exhibition, Ross, CA, May 2 – May 26, Juror: Richard Shaw

·         Twelfth Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster, PA. April 24 – May 31, Juror: Susan Peterson

·         Rocky Mountain Biennial, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO, April 13 –  June 11, Juror: Jan Ernst Adlmann

·         Starbrick Clay National 2004, Starbrick Clay, Nelsonville, OH, February 27 – March 31, Purchase Award, Juror: Brad Schwieger,

·         International Cup, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT, February 6 – February 29, Juror: Beth Lo

·         25th Annual Southeastern Montana Juried Exhibit, Custer County Art & Heritage Center, Miles City, MT,

           February 1 – March 14, First Place Award, Juror: John Giarrizzo

 

2001-2003

·         Eleventh Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster, PA. April 26 – May 26, 2003, Juror: Wayne Higby

·         Craft USA Fourth National Juried Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT. November 17 – December 22, 2002, Juror: Holly Hotchner

·         Flowing Vessels, Gardo’s, Philadelphia, PA. September 6 – September 29, 2002, Jurors: George Johnson and Kris Nelson

·         National Teapot Show V, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC. June 15, 2002 - Sept. 15, 2002

·         Tea as Art: A Group Exhibition of Tea ware Juried from National Submissions. Celadon, Watermill, NY. July 5 - July 16, 2001

                                                                                   

Workshops and Lectures

 

  • Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, May 6, 2009

  • Artist’s Talk, River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, July 11, 2008

  • Emerging Artist Lecture, NCECA 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, March 22, 2008

  • Visiting Artist workshop, Noble and Greenough School, Feb 12, 2008

  • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: throwing, mold making, slip casting, slide lecture, 10/5/06 – 10/6/06

  • Bray Days: University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 4/12/04

  • Archie Bray Foundation Workshop: Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA, 10/03 Sponsored by Eastern Washington University   

·     Mold Making Workshop: Hands on Clay Inc., Setauket, NY. 8/99            

 

Publications

           

·         Ceramics Monthly, June/July/August 2008, pg 25

·         American Craft, February/March 2007, Overture: Karen Swyler, Jayson Lawfer, Tom   Hoffman, by Margaret Hawkins, pg 96-96 and cover image

·         Ceramics Monthly, October 2006, The Building Blocks of a Career: Six Emerging   Artists Break into the gallery scene, pg 40

  • Ceramics Art and Perception, ISSN 61, 2005, pg 36-37Karen Swyler’s Designs on Time, article by Stephanie Lanter

  • Ceramics Monthly, September 2005, pg 20

  • American Craft, Dec 05/Jan 06, pg 63

  • The Chicago Reader, August 19, 2005, section 2

  • 500 Cups, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, 2004, pg 131, 396

 

Private and Public Collections

 

  • Sandy Besser Collection, Santa Fe, NM

  • Jim Kolva and Pat Sullivan Collection, Spokane, WA

  • Mark and Polly Addison Collection, Boulder, CO

  • Midge Golner Collection, Scottsdale, AZ

  • The University of Colorado at Boulder Collection, Boulder, CO

  • The Archie Bray Foundation Permanent Collection, Helena, MT

  • The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Collection, TN

 

Gallery Representation

 

  • Dubhe Carreρo Gallery, Chicago, IL

  • River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN

  • LaCoste Gallery, Concord, MA

 

Teaching at Green Mountain College

 

  • Ceramics I – Hand building - ART 2037 (F 05, F 06, F 07, F 08, F09)

  • Ceramics II – Wheel throwing - ART 3015 (Sp 06, Sp 07, Sp 08, Sp 09)

  • Ceramics III – Low fire techniques – ART 3020/4020 (F08)

  • Ceramic Sculpture – Art 4034 (Sp 06, Sp 08)

  • Art and Culture III – Art 3013 (F 08)

  • Environmental Sculpture - ART 3047/4047 (Sp 07, Sp 09)

  • Topics in Sculpture: Mixed Media – ART 3047/4047 (F 05, F 07)

  • Figure Sculpture – ART 3021 (F 06)

  • Senior Exhibition/Portfolio Part I – Art 4015 (F 06, F09)

  • Senior Exhibition/Portfolio Part II – ART 4015  (Sp 07, Sp 10)

  • Studio Explorations I – ART 1013 (F 05, F 07, F 09)

  • Nature in Theatre and Film – ELA 1039 (F 06)

  • Voices of Community – ELA 1500  (Sp 06, Sp 07, Sp 08, Sp 09)

  • Independent Study in Kiln Building – ART 4003 (F 06)

  • Independent Study in Glaze Calculation – ART 4003 (F 05, F 07)

  • Independent Study: Personalized focus in pottery – ART 4003 (Sp 06)

  • Independent Study: 2D to 3D figure study – ART 3003 (Sp 08)

  • Independent Study: Ceramics & Mixed Media – ART 3003 (Sp 09)

  • Independent Study: Low-fire Study – Art 4003 (Sp 09)

  • Independent Study: Art and Culture III – Art 3013 (Sp 09)

  • Internship – ART 4013 (Sp 07, Summer 08, F 08, Summer 09)

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